Please forgive me: After Santa scolds Diva for not sitting still for their photo, the Great Dane gives the jolly old elf an apologetic nose lick. (LaPorte [Ind.] County Small Animal Shelter's Pet Photos with Santa event.) less

Please forgive me: After Santa scolds Diva for not sitting still for their photo, the Great Dane gives the jolly old elf an apologetic nose lick. (LaPorte [Ind.] County Small Animal Shelter's Pet Photos with ... more

'Occupy' protest: A Palestinian confronts an Israeli soldier in the village of Madama after Israeli security forces intervened in a clash between Palestinian farmers and Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. less

'Occupy' protest: A Palestinian confronts an Israeli soldier in the village of Madama after Israeli security forces intervened in a clash between Palestinian farmers and Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied ... more

Smears left by voters wiping their inky fingers cover a wall at a polling station in the historical City of the Dead district in Cairo. Egypt's opposition cried fraud in the first round of a divisive referendum on a new constitution, accusing President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood of rigging votes to adopt the Islamist-backed text. less

Smears left by voters wiping their inky fingers cover a wall at a polling station in the historical City of the Dead district in Cairo. Egypt's opposition cried fraud in the first round of a divisive referendum ... more

Photo: Marco Longari, AFP/Getty Images

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Hansel and Gretel: Having lost their way after birds ate their trail of breadcrumbs, our heroes come to a cottage built of gingerbread. (Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.)

Hansel and Gretel: Having lost their way after birds ate their trail of breadcrumbs, our heroes come to a cottage built of gingerbread. (Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.)

Photo: Rob Griffith, Associated Press

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Especially when the ball is a weather balloon: Even a seasoned swimmer like Sprinter has trouble mastering water polo. (Hanover Zoo, Germany.)

Especially when the ball is a weather balloon: Even a seasoned swimmer like Sprinter has trouble mastering water polo. (Hanover Zoo, Germany.)

Photo: Peter Steffen, AFP/Getty Images

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The saints church of lantern days: The "Bethlehem light," a symbol of Christmas in the Czech Republic, is carried to the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul in Brno. The light was making its first stop on a railroad tour of the country. less

The saints church of lantern days: The "Bethlehem light," a symbol of Christmas in the Czech Republic, is carried to the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul in Brno. The light was making its first stop on a ... more

Photo: Radek Mica, AFP/Getty Images

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I already feel lighter on my feet: A competitor carrying balloons races in The Color Run 5K event in Rio de Janeiro. The Color Run is more about fun than run.

I already feel lighter on my feet: A competitor carrying balloons races in The Color Run 5K event in Rio de Janeiro. The Color Run is more about fun than run.

Actually I was looking for a photo ID, but OK: Santa lets 6-year-old Keton Sullivan tug on his beard after the boy asked if he was the real Santa during the LaPorte County Sheriff's Children's Christmas Show in LaPorte, Ind. less

Actually I was looking for a photo ID, but OK: Santa lets 6-year-old Keton Sullivan tug on his beard after the boy asked if he was the real Santa during the LaPorte County Sheriff's Children's Christmas Show in ... more

Photo: Bob Wellinski, Associated Press

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A rainbow-hued vessel ferries passengers on the Nile River in Cairo.

A rainbow-hued vessel ferries passengers on the Nile River in Cairo.

Photo: Petr David Josek, Associated Press

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And Noah cast the bread crusts upon the multitude: Jamie Osborne watches as 3-year-old grandson Noah feeds the ducks at Stewart Park in Roseburg, Ore.

And Noah cast the bread crusts upon the multitude: Jamie Osborne watches as 3-year-old grandson Noah feeds the ducks at Stewart Park in Roseburg, Ore.

Today for Show and Tell, Mr. Jackson will skin road kill: Harborview Elementary School students watch teacher Josh Jackson "process" a deer in Juneau, Alaska. The doe, hit by a vehicle last summer, was kept frozen by the Department of Fish & Game for the educational experience. less

Today for Show and Tell, Mr. Jackson will skin road kill: Harborview Elementary School students watch teacher Josh Jackson "process" a deer in Juneau, Alaska. The doe, hit by a vehicle last summer, was kept ... more